Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Samoa
-100 % change on previous year
in 2021
Sri Lanka
-99.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
128th
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -99.33 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.67 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.92 % change on previous year | 47.54 % change on previous year | 40.38 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | -9.13 % change on previous year | 9.27 % change on previous year | 18.4 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -56.25 % change on previous year | 104.45 % change on previous year | 160.7 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -12.03 % change on previous year | 87.97 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -99.81 % change on previous year | -95.92 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -99.33 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.67 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Measles - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.